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Exhibitions are listed alphabetically by venue. Festival art listings compiled by Helen Mona han. Please note that many Edinburg galleries and museums will revert back to their normal opening times after the festival.
EDINBURGH GALLERIES
THE ADAM POTTERY
76 Henderson Row, 557 3978. Monéat 10am-6 m.
Clay 2 Mon 7 Aug-Sat 2 Sep. A selling exhibition of ceramics by resident makers.
AMAT CENTRE
19a Leopold Place, London Road, 652 3893. Mon—Sat 11am—5pm.
Further Tales At The Edge Mon 7—Sat 26 Aug. Paintings and sculptures by three artists — Amiten, Keli and Samvado — who are part of a new movement of Meditative
ATELIER
Ewan Mundy Fine Art and the Scottish Gallery at Atelier, 29 Howe Street, 558 1962. Mon—Fri 10am—6pm; Sat 10am-4pm.
The Scottish Colourists The 8—Sat 26 Aug. Glasgow’s Ewan Mundy Fine Art and Edinburgh’s Scottish Gallery present an exhibition of works by the Scottish Colourists: Peploe, ergusson, Cadell and Hunter.
BEYOND WORDS BOOKSHOP
42—44 Cockbum Street, 226 6636. Tue—Sat 10am—6pm; Sun—Mon noon—5pm.
Ian Biggar: landscapes Until Thu 31 Aug. Black and white photographs by Ian Biggar capturing the landscapes of North America, New Zealand and Britain.
BOURNE FINE ART
6 Dundas Street, 557 4050. Mon—Fri 10am—6pm; Sat 11am—4pm.
Marie R Until Sat 26 Aug. New commissioned work of Mary Queen of Scots by leading Scottish, English and French artists and sculptors including John Bellany, Stephen Campbell, Marj Bond and John Houston.
Alexander and Patrick Nasmyth Until Fri 15 Sep. Studies, sketches and working drawings by Alexander and Patrick Nasmyth including a series of pencil drawings by Alexander Nasmyth for the Waverly Novels by Sir Walter Scott. William Plumptre, Nick Caiger-Smith and Vanessa Pooley Until Sat 16 Sep. Ceramics.
CAFE EMBO
29 Haddington Place, 652 3880. Mon-Fri 7.30am—6pm; Sat 9.30am—5pm.
Retro Active Vessels Until Wed 30 Aug. Ceramic vessels by Tamur Ghaznavi.
CALTON GALLERY
10 Royal Terrace, 556 1010. Mon—Fri 10am—6pm; Sat 10am—1pm.
21st Festival Exhibition Thu 10 Aug—Sat 9 Sep. A mixed show of work featuring paintings by George Leslie Hunter, Patrick William Adam, William Alfred Gibson, George Houston, John Maclauchlan Milne and Sir William MacTaggart.
THE CAULDRON
77 Clerk Street, 622 7236. Mon—Sat noon-1am; Sun 12.30pm—lam.
Mixed Exhibition A changing exhibition of gothic art including sculpture, drawing, photography and paintings by local artists.
CENTRAL LIBRARY
George IV Bridge, 225 5584. Mon—Thu 10am—8pm; Fri 10am-5pm; Sat
9am—1 m.
Nine Lives Until Thu 31 Aug. Contemporary artworks by nine local artists.
CITY ART CENTRE
2 Market Street, 529 3993. Mon—Sat 10am—6pm; Sun noon—5pm. Admission to all three exhibitions: £4 (£2.50); season tickets £7.50; family ticket £9. Photographs By Snowdon: A Retrospective Until Sat 30 Sep. The City Art Centre is the first gallery outside London to stage this major retrospective of photographs by Lord Snowdon. Born Anthony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones in 1930, he is best known for his portrait photography. Working for Vogue, Vanity Fair and Life, he also produced documentary work for The Sunday Times. Famous faces included in the show include the first 1957 official portrait of the Queen, Francis Bacon, Lucien Freud, David Hockney and John Bellany. See review. Alphonse Mucha - Master Of Art Nouveau Until Sat 30 Sep. A major retrospective of the work of Czech artist Alphonse Mucha (1860—1939) whose work epitomised the Art Nouveau movement. The exhibition includes pastels, oils, drawings, jewellery and photography as well as decorative panels and poster art. See review.
Richard Demarco - 70/2000: The Road To Meikle Seggie Until Sat 30 Sep. A celebration of the career of Edinburgh based artist Richard Demarco on his 70th birthday. His career as a gallery director, entrepreneur and philosopher is illustrated with photographs from the Demarco Archive along with the work of over 70 artists including Joseph Beuys, Ian Hamilton Finlay and David Mach.
Sea Change Until Sat 30 Sep. Paintings by William McTaggart (1835—1910) and John Bellany (b1942), drawn from the City of Edinburgh’s fine art collection. Both artists, although separated by 100 years, share a fascination of the sea.
COLLECTIVE GALLERY
22—28 Cockbum Street, 220 1260. Tue—Sat llam—6pm; Sun 1—5pm.
John, I'm Only Dancing Until Sun 3 Sep. Michael Curran, Gillian Wearing, Chad McCall, Jeremy Akerman, Laura Bruce, Andrew Mackenzie, Eliza Gilchrist and Frederik Pedersen are among the international line-up of artists taking part in the gallery’s festival exhibition. Working in a range of media including painting, sculpture, video, sound installation and performance, the show focuses on the term ‘embarrassment’ and how artists creatively respond to this state of being.
COSTA
1 Hanover Street, 226 4814 and 35 Shandwick Place, 221 9306. Mon—Sat 8am—8pm; Sun 10am—6pm.
Kate Millar Until Mon 30 Oct. Drawings and paintings by Kate Millar (Edinburgh College of Art).
CY BERIA INTERNET CAFE
88 Hanover Street, 220 4403. Mon—Sat 10am—10pm; Sun noon-7pm.
Drawings Of Life Fri 4 Aug—Fri 8 Sep. New work by Katie Bradshaw, a third year student at Edinburgh College of Art.
DANISH CULTURAL INSTITUTE
3 Doune Terrace, 225 7189. Mon—Fri 10am—5 m.
Merete Barker: The City As Image Red City - Black City Mon 7 Aug—Fri 15 Sep. Continuing the lnstitute’s series of exhibitions on the theme of the city, artist Merete Barker presents fourteen photo collages entitled From Near And Far and ten new paintings including Red City — Black City which was created this year after a visit to India.
THE DAVID YOUNG GALLERY
at Marie Curie House, 29 Albany Street, 478 7050. MonaSat lOam—Spm; Sun 1—5pm. Geoffrey Roper Until Sun 3 Sep. Launching this new gallery named after the late Sir David Young, former chairman of the Marie Curie Cancer Care Scottish Committee, new paintings by Geoffrey Roper.
THE DEAN GALLERY
Belford Road, 624 6200 (recorded information 332 2266). Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun noon-5pm. Cafe. Situated opposite the National Gallery of Modern Art, the Dean Gallery is entirely devoted to art of the 20th century. Formerly a 19th century orphanage, it houses a large collection of work by Eduardo Paolozzi, as well as outstanding works drawn from the National Galleries’ Dada and Surrealist collections, plus works by Giacometti, Picabia, Max Ernst and others.
Salvador Dali's Optical Illusions Until Sun 1 Oct. £4 (£3). Edinburgh plays host to the only European venue to stage this remarkable exhibition of some 70 major works by the eccentric surrealist Spanish painter, Salvador Dali. Inspired by dreams, hallucinations and other unconscious forces, the exhibition concentrates on his lifelong fascination with illusion, visual perception and distortion, paying particular attention to Dali’s technique of creating ‘double- images’.
THE DI ROLLO GALLERY
27 Queensferry Street, 220 4150. Mon—Sat 9.30am—5.30pm; Sun noon—4pm.
Recent Acquisitions A changing display of the gallery’s recent purchases.
Edinburgh College of Art which involves the technique of bronze casting made from cuttlefish bone.
Abigail O'Brien - Baptism Sun 6—Sat 26 Aug. Photographs by Irish artist Abigail O’Brien, taken from her solo series Baptism which looks at cultural, religious and art historical traditions. Mary Kelly - Baby Blue Sun 6—Sat 26 Aug. Mary Kelly presents a solo video and sculptural installation which through simple devices, affects the viewer’s senses and emotions.
Mijntie Wismans - A Demand For Identity Sun 6—Sat 26 Aug. Danish artist Mijntie Wismans creates an installation entitled A Demand For Identity which examines emotions and the loss of identity.
EDINBURGH GALLERY
18a Dundas Street, 557 5227. Mon-Fri llam—5pm; Sat 10am—3pm.
Life Stories: Karen McIntyre Sat 5—Sat 19 Aug. A solo exhibition of figurative paintings by Karen McIntyre.
EDINBURGH PHOTOGRAPch SOCIETY The Photographic Exhibition Centre, 68 Great King Street, Mon$at 10am—8pm; Sun 1-5pm.
International Photography 2000 Sun 6 AugaSun 3 Sep. Contemporary photography from around the globe.
DOLLS AT THE BLUE MOON CAFE
36 Broughton Street, 476 2699. Tue—Thu 3pm—midnight; Fri—Sat 2pm—midnight; Sun 2—11pm.
She Until Mon 4 Sep. Photography by Jannica Honey.
DUNDAS STREET GALLERY
6a Dundas Street, 558 9363. Mon—Fri 10am—6pm; Sat 10am—1 pm.
Ian Houston Until Sat 12 Aug. London’s Portland Gallery presents an exhibition of landscape paintings of Scotland including scenes of Edinburgh and the west coast.
EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART Lauriston Place, 221 6000. Daily 10am—5pm. Abigail O'Brien and Mary Kelly Sun 6—Sat 26 Aug. Dublin artists Abigail O’Brien and Mary Kelly explore ritual, sexuality and cultural mores in this collaborative installation How To Butterfly/1 Leg 0f Lamb. The work fuses video, photography and sculpture. See review. Tectonic - A City To Live In Sun 6—Sal 26 Aug. A two-part installation consisting of large-scale colour photographs and a glass floor plan by Lars Jerlach and Helen Stringfellow. Portraying a contemporary cityscape, the work examines notions of non-place and spaces utilised for leisure, transit and commerce. Susanne Ramsenthaler - Partial View Sun 6—Sat 26 Aug. Using pinhole and plastic lens cameras, Susanne Ramsenthaler has produced a series of photographs documenting the attitudes of a changing society in South Africa. Fraser Taylor - All So Slippery Sun 6—Sat 26 Aug. New work by London- based, Glasgow School of Art graduate, Fraser Taylor which combines paint, fabric, canvas and plastics. John Murray and John K. McGregor - Watermarks Sun 6—Sat 26 Aug. Photographer John K. McGregor and poet John Murray have collaborated to produce a body of work inspired by The River Teviot in Kelso. Alastair Mack Sun 6—Sat 26 Aug. Edinburgh-based artist Alastair Mack’s new work explores the possibilities of both painting and printmaking as well as using try and chemical formulae. Ahmad Rashdl Yan Ibrahim - Growth Sun 6—Sat 26 Aug. A new body of work by Ahmad Rashdl Yan Ibrahim, a PhD student in the School of Sculpture at
EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS
23 Union Street, 557 2479. Tue—Sat 10am—6pm.
Significant Uncertainties Sat 5 Aug—Fri 8 Sep. Realist, figurative prints by the Edinburgh and Madrid-based artist, Roberto Gonzalez Fernandez, using the new Toyobo photo polymer etching grocess.
Antoni apies Sat 5 Aug—Fri 8 Sep. Abstract prints by this Barcelona-based artist.
EDINBURGH ZOO
Corstorphine Road, 334 9171. Daily 9am—5pm. £6.80 (£3.80—£4.80); family ticket £19—£23.50.
The Elephants Are Back! Until Fri 8 Sep. Life size sculptures of elephants by artist-in-residence Gail Van Heerden.
A Moment In Life Until Fri 8 Sep. The Zoo’s artist-in-residence, Pascale Rentsch shows new paintings, drawings and prints.
EDITH SIMON GALLERY
67 Northumberland Street, 556 5873. Mon—Sat 10.30am—6pm.
Edith Simon Once Again Mon 7—Sat 26 Aug. Regular festival exhibitor Edith Simon presents sculpture, paintings, graphic and audio visual works.
FIRTH GALLERY
35 William Street, 225 2196. Mon—Sat 11am-5pm.
From Lauderdale To Languedoc Fri 4 Aug—Sat 2 Sep. New paintings by Andrew Walker.
THE FOUR PLUS ONE GALLERY
2 Warrender Park Road, 667 5152. MonaSat 10am—6pm.
Scottish Craft Exhibition A wide variety of crafts and applied arts by up- and-coming craftmakers and designers working in Scotland.
FRUITMARKET GALLERY
45 Market Street, 225 2383. Mon-Sat 11am—6pm; Sun noon—5pm.
Shirin Neshat Sat 5 Aug—Sat 23 Sep. The gallery’s International Festival exhibition showcases the work of Iranian video artist Shirin Neshat. On show is her video installation Turbulent which won a prestigious Golden Lion prize at the 1999 Venice Biennale, plus newly commissioned works. See preview.
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